This rig was invented by legend Pro Angler, Al Lindy and is one of the BEST rigs around, but maybe does not get enough attention because it is a 50 year old rig. I just discovered it this summer and it is such a good rig that Lindy Tackle has invented the Lindy Snag Free Sinker to compliment this rig, but a walking sinker works just fine. You can get about 30 walking sinkers to the price of one Lindy sinker and have them in different weights too! $8 for 1 sinker is NUTS!
Anyway, the reason this rig is so great is this, the Lindy rig is unique in that is does not send any negative cues/signals to the fish to drop the bait when the fish is "playing with it's food" much like Walleye and sometimes Bass do. The rig does not signal the angler to set the hook until the fish has committed to the bait, swallows it and changes direction. This makes a hook set on this rig much easier than normal rigs because you don't set too early and yank the hook out of the fish's mouth. Hook sets are more reliable and deeper because the fish has to swallow the bait before the rig reacts. This technique/rig is especially good for trolling for Walleye as they are known for chasing a bait down and playing with it for long periods before finally committing to it. Google the Lindy rig for how to rig it and some cool variations of this excellent rig! If your fishing finicky or picky fish then this is your rig.
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